Recent events at MIT have seen a significant escalation in student demonstrations, with pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian groups holding large, opposing rallies. The pro-Palestinian students are demanding a ceasefire and urging the school to divest from Israeli investments. In response, pro-Israeli students and supporters, organized by the New England chapter of the Israeli American Council, have gathered to express solidarity with Jewish students, whom they claim are being unfairly targeted by these demonstrations. Hundreds of counter-protesters have called for Cambridge police to intervene. The situation has prompted MIT to increase security measures and police to establish perimeters around the protest areas.
Pro-Israeli, pro-Palestinian rallies face each other on MIT’s campus https://t.co/bkyOhlqC0Q
MIT increases security as group rallies against pro-Palestinian encampment @BethWBZ https://t.co/lUnK2dmDnA
A demonstration organized by the New England chapter of the Israeli American Council was underway Friday afternoon at MIT's main entrance, across the street from where a pro-Palestinian encampment is set up on campus. https://t.co/Dp0ZbuXteJ
Hundreds of counter-protesters have gathered on the steps of MIT, separated from the pro-Palestinian encampment across the street by a police barricade. They're calling on MIT to bring Cambridge police in to crack down on the encampment and shut down pro-Palestine protests https://t.co/X77cqkPuu8
Large pro-Israel rally across the street from MIT’s encampment right now https://t.co/1zFYgxUJyy
Pro-Israeli students and supporters gather at MIT to show support for students who say they feel intimidated and threatened by a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. #wbz https://t.co/hPgoHx68q4
Pro-Israeli students and supporters gather on the steps of MIT. They are here to support Jewish students who they say are being unfairly targeted in the pro-Palestinian demonstrations that are sprung up on college campuses across the country.#Boston25 https://t.co/UsSecb9GHl
Rival pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian protests at McGill https://t.co/ihpCkbxvta
#NOW: More Pro-Palestinian student rallies tonight in Boston— this coming at MIT. Hundreds more off Mass. Ave. calling for a ceasefire and the school to divest Israeli investments. Police have created a perimeter. @boston25 https://t.co/WyHbg93T5d